intendere

Definitions of intendere
  1. verb
    have in mind as a purpose
    synonyms: pretendere
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    premeditare, progettare
    have the will and intention to carry out some action
    aspirare, mirare, pretendere, puntare, tendere, tirare
    have an ambitious plan or a lofty goal
  2. verb
    know and comprehend the nature or meaning of
    synonyms: capire, comprendere
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    afferrare, imbracciare, pigliare
    get the meaning of something
    capire, conoscere, sapere
    make sense of a language
    capire, interpretare, leggere
    make sense of; assign a meaning to
    leccare, sbrogliare, sgombrare, spicciare
    find the solution to (a problem or question) or understand the meaning of
    infiltrarsi, penetrare, profondarsi
    come to understand
    allignare, attecchire
    understand, usually after some initial difficulty
    assimilare, digerire, ingozzare, smaltire, sopportare, tollerare, trangugiare
    arrange and integrate in the mind
    allucinare, confondersi, fraintendere
    interpret in the wrong way
    spiritualizzare
    give a spiritual meaning to; read in a spiritual sense
    capire, interpretare, leggere
    interpret something in a certain way; convey a particular meaning or impression
    leggere
    interpret something that is written or printed
    leggere
    obtain data from magnetic tapes
    risolvere, scomporre
    understand the meaning of
    argomentare, inferire
    guess correctly; solve by guessing
  3. verb
    intend to refer to
    synonyms: volere dire
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    citare, mentovare, menzionare, nominare, ricordare
    make reference to
    invocare
    cite as an authority; resort to
    rilanciare
    put forward for consideration or discussion
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    abbinare, associare, collegare, concatenare, congiungere, legare
    make a logical or causal connection
  4. verb
    mean or intend to express or convey
    synonyms: volere dire
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    corrispondere, esprimere, impersonare, rappresentare, simboleggiare
    express indirectly by an image, form, or model; be a symbol
    significare, volere dire
    convey or express a meaning
    essere, impersonare, interpretare, personificare, simboleggiare
    represent, as of a character on stage
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    dare, impartire
    make known; pass on, of information
  5. verb
    make sense of; assign a meaning to
    synonyms: capire, interpretare, leggere
    collocare, considerare, contare, giudicare, guardare a, reputare, ritenere, stimare, tenere, trovare, valutare, vedere
    deem to be
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    allucinare, confondersi, fraintendere
    interpret in the wrong way
    spiritualizzare
    give a spiritual meaning to; read in a spiritual sense
    capire, interpretare, leggere
    interpret something in a certain way; convey a particular meaning or impression
    leggere
    interpret something that is written or printed
    leggere
    obtain data from magnetic tapes
    anagrammare
    read letters out of order to discover a hidden meaning
    rileggere
    read anew; read again
    decifrare, decodificare, interpretare, intravedere
    read with difficulty
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    capire, comprendere
    know and comprehend the nature or meaning of
  6. verb
    interpret something in a certain way; convey a particular meaning or impression
    synonyms: capire, interpretare, leggere
    leggere
    interpret the significance of, as of palms, tea leaves, intestines, the sky; also of human behavior
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    capire, interpretare, leggere
    make sense of; assign a meaning to
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